The syntax and semantics of elliptical constructions: A direct interpretation perspective

IF 0.4 0 LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS

Linguistic Research Pub Date : 2020-01-01 DOI:10.17250/KHISLI.37.2.202006.006

J. Nykiel

引用次数: 5

Abstract

Ellipsis refers to a phenomenon that involves the omission from a clause of one or more words that are nevertheless understood in the context of the remaining elements. The key question for its analysis is then how to license such correspondences between incomplete syntax and complete semantics. There have been two main strands: deletion-based and direct interpretation-based. The former derives elliptical structures from clausal sources such that there is no mismatch between the syntax and the semantics of ellipsis. Meanwhile, the latter countenances non-correspondences at syntax but derives sentential semantics from structured discourse information. This position paper discusses a direct interpretation perspective on ellipitcal constructions as represented by HPSG.

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从直接解释的角度看椭圆结构的句法和语义

省略是指在一个句子中省略一个或多个词，而这些词在其余词的语境中是可以理解的。分析的关键问题是如何允许不完整语法和完整语义之间的这种对应关系。主要有两种:基于删除的和基于直接解释的。前者从小句中派生出省略号结构，这样省略号的语法和语义就不会不匹配。后者在句法上允许不对应，但从结构化的话语信息中获得句子语义。本文讨论了以HPSG为代表的椭圆结构的直接解释视角。

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0.80

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